font_foundry: Tiro Typeworks

Manticore

Manticore font

This text face design by John Hudson is, like its namesake, a hybrid of uncertain origins, an echo of antique forms dressed in a new skin. No ‘design process’ was involved in its conception;...

Plantagenet

Plantagenet font

This ‘transitional’ design by Wm Ross Mills celebrates the English vernacular style, within a broader historical and European context. The range of weights and widths makes this family ideal for book work, and also...

1530 Garamond

1530 Garamond font

This reproduction of Claude Garamond’s famous 16th century designs was executed by Wm Ross Mills. It is alone among the many, so-called Garamond ‘revivals’ in being strictly based on the printed appearance of the...

Aeneas

Aeneas font

Aeneas is a titling and display typeface designed by John Hudson. It is inspired by modern calligraphic interpretations of classical Roman capitals by German lettering artists, particularly the work of Werner Schneider, on which...